MOSCOW – Some businesses flouted the Russian capital’s new lockdown measures on Oct. 29 saying they needed to make ends meet amid a lack of state support, as nationwide deaths from COVID-19 hit a new record daily high blamed on slow vaccination take-up.
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Reuters: Some businesses flout Moscow COVID-19 lockdown

A man walks in the Zaryadye park near the Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin (L) and the Saint Basil's cathedral (R) in Moscow on Oct. 27, 2021.